Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Whitton v Perovich [2016] FCA 595 File number: QUD 1088 of 2015
Judge: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 30 May 2016
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – application from trustee for directions – termination of compositions – where debtors failed to pay contributions required by compositions – whether failure to pay contributions amounts to default – whether automatic termination of compositions upon default
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 5, 30, 58, 73-76B, 134, 181, 187, 188A, 222, 222A, 222B, 222C, 222D, 224, 224A, Div 6 Pt IV, Pt X Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1991 (Cth) Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004 (Cth) Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) reg 4.18
Cases cited: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited v Clout (No 2) [2016] FCA 561 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Robson [2013] FCA 1430 Daevys v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2011] FCA 398 Gange v Sullivan (1966) 116 CLR 418 Havenbar Pty Ltd v Butterfield (1974) 133 CLR 449 Hingston v Westpac Banking Corporation (2012) 200 FCR 493 Labocus Precious Metals Pty Ltd v Thomas [2007] FCA 1154 Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Mio Art Pty Ltd [2013] QCA 271 Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton [2015] FCA 1169 Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton [2015] FCA 1295 MK & JA Roche Pty Ltd v Metro Edgley Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 39 Musolino v Sidiropolous (1991) 101 ALR 235 Perri v Coolangatta Investments Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 537 Quinn Villages Pty Ltd v Mulherin [2006] QCA 433 Raineri v Miles [1981] AC 1050 Re Doukidis Ex parte Consolidated Constructions v Melson (unreported, FCA, Toohey J, 26 June 1985) Suttor v Gundowa Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418 United Scientific Holdings Ltd v Burnley Borough Council [1978] AC 904 Quirey M, "Part IV, Division 6 Compositions: Breathing New Life into Old Practices" (1995) 3 Insolvency Law Journal 93
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